Lead researcher
Nathalie BureauKeywods
Ultrasonography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Elastography, Shoulder, Elbow, Tendon disorders, Osteoarthritis, Segmentation and 3D shape analysis
Research interests
A. Development, validation and clinical translation of quantitative biomarkers of tendon disorders.
- Quantitative ultrasound based on echo envelope statistical modeling for the characterization of chronic lateral epicondylosis of the elbow.
Collaborators: Guy Cloutier, François Destrempes, Patrice Tétreault, Philippe Grondin, Thomas Moser, Johan Michaud.
Students: Souad Acid, Eugen Lungu. - Segmentations and 3D reconstructions of cadaveric Achilles tendon ultrastructure using clinical B-mode ultrasound images, with histopathological agreement
Collaborators: Guy Cloutier, Marie-Hélène Cardinal, Detlev Grabs (UQTR), Dominique Trudel, Natalie Dion, Irène Londono.
Students: Philippe Mahbeer, Eugen Lungu. - RCT comparing the efficacy of US-guided tendon fenestration and open surgery for the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylosis of the elbow and predictive value of B-mode US, QUS and US elastography.
Collaborators: Philippe Grondin, Patrice Tétreault, Manon Choinière, François Desmeules (CRHMR), Guy Cloutier. - Quantitative MRI for the characterization of gluteus tendinopathy with T1 and T2* mapping.
Collaborators: Guillaume Gilbert, Bernard Leduc, Jean Rémillard, Roger Vadeboncoeur, Marianne Lepage-Saucier, Véronique Freire.
B. Multiparametric imaging for the diagnosis and prognosis of shoulder rotator cuff tears.
- 3D shape analysis of the supraspinatus muscle at MRI in Rotator Cuff Tear patients.
Collaborators: Samuel Kadoury (Polytech), Masha Shakeri
Students: Marie-Pierre Ingham
C. Biomechanics, socio-economics and deep learning methods applied to the problematics of knee osteoarthritis.
- Better diagnosis and care management of knee osteoarthritis: an imperative for our healthcare system.
Collaborators: Nicola Hagemeister (ÉTS), Manon Choinière, Madeleine Durand, Alexandre Fuentes (EMOVI). - : Radiologist-Level Knee Osteoarthritis Grading on x-Rays with Artificial Intelligence.
Collaborators: Jacques de Guise (ÉTS), Ismail Ben Ayed (ÉTS), Nicola Hagemeister, Pascal-A Vendittoli (CRHMR), David Hunter (University of Sydney, Australia).
Post-docs : Mériem Ben Abdallah, Jose Dolz
Imaging modalities
Ultrasonography (US), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Elastography, Radiography.
Pathologies
Rotator cuff tears of the shoulder; Chronic lateral epicondylosis of the elbow; Gluteus tendinopathy of the hip; Knee osteoarthritis
These projects are supported by:
The Fonds de recherche du Québec en Santé (FRQS), the Fondation de l’Association des Radiologistes du Québec (FARC), the Institut Robert-Sauvé en Santé et Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), the Ministère de l’Économie, Sciences et Innovaton (MESI – FPQIS).